Mass transit's time may have finally come

11:24 AM,
Jun. 14, 2011

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I never thought I'd see the day when an announcement about building a parking garage in Broad Ripple would spark an online discussion about the need to improve mass transit instead.

"The last thing this city or state needs is another parking garage," one reader wrote on IndyStar.com. "How about some bike lanes, adequate sidewalks, and dependable and late-night bus service to the area from other parts of the city where there is plenty of parking."

Yes, times and, more important, car-centric minds are changing in Indianapolis. ...